MTS Selected as Convergent Billing and IPTV BSS Supplier

January 16, 2007 – Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (MTS), provider of operations support systems (OSS) and customer care and billing (CC&B) solutions, has announced that a next generation telecommunications network solutions supplier has selected MTS as a qualified partner to supply convergent billing solutions to their customers as well as supply the business support solution (BSS) for their Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) infrastructure.

The MTS IPTV BSS supports rating and charging of IPTV services based on the specific attributes of the service, claiming to allow the rapid roll-out & trial of new Broadcast, Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View services. The platform supports both prepaid as well as postpaid business modules, with a Rating and Charging Engine for IPTV specific rating methods, such as various sized packages and bundled services. A customer self-care facility is included that can be accessed via the web, interactive voice response (IVR), or an IPTV set-top box (STB).

Mr. Eytan Bar, President and CEO of MTS commented: “The selection of our IPTV billing solution by this major telecommunications network solutions supplier, follows the use of the solution by a large IPTV operator. The IPTV market is growing and this relationship will greatly increase our market exposure”.